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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zoe Tidman

UK rescued 444 migrants from the English Channel crossing as Rwanda deportation flight cancelled

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More than 440 people were found trying to cross the English Channel on the same day as the UK’s first scheduled deportation flight to Rwanda.

This was the highest number to make an attempt on the same day in two months.

It came as the UK attempted to start deporting asylum seekers arriving in the UK on unofficial routes - such as on small boats across the Channel - to Rwanda.

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